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Councillor Alex Pimm
Cllr K Thomas declared an interest that she owns a residential rental property. Cllr M Howells declared an interest that he works within housing in Newport.
The Cabinet Member for Housing and Communities introduced the Report. The Head of Housing and Communities provided an overview of the report and the Housing Service Manager and Rapid Rehousing Strategic Coordinator provided further information on their respective areas. Members discussed and questioned the Officers and Strategic Director on the content of the report – to access a full recording of the discussion please refer to the Council’s YouTube channel. ( Recommendations: • The Committee requested for the figures of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) managed by the Council and how this translates into the number of properties / bedrooms. • The Committee requested up-to-date information on the number of veterans currently temporarily accommodated or experiencing homelessness in Newport. • The Committee requested information on whether there was an impact on the Rough Sleeper Task Force when Pride in Pill stopped their activities. • The Committee recommended including a case study from the Maindee Primary School Homewards project in the End of Year Service Area report. • The Committee recommended ensuring that the review of the Strategic Housing Forum remains active and effective to provide governance to the Rapid Rehousing Transition Plan.
a) Actions Arising The Scrutiny Advisor updated the Committee on the Actions table and informed Committee that they are looking at what recommendations are implemented by Cabinet Members and capturing the reasons if not. The Committee discussed amending the way that the completed Actions and Outcomes were fed back to the Committee and recommended that all Actions and Outcomes be made easily and publicly accessible. b) Outcomes Monitoring The Committee were advised that other than requested information from the previous meeting all Outcomes had been completed. The Committee were advised that the next meeting would be held in June and would discuss the Affordable Housing Prospectus. The Committee were advised that the placeholders for upcoming meetings would be provided when the Forward Work Programme had been confirmed. The Committee were reminded and encouraged to put forward suggestions of areas for Scrutiny to create a more committee-led approach.
The minutes of the previous meeting held on 17th February 2025 were accepted as a true and accurate record.
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